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The New Ways Retailers Are Watching You Shop

Retailers are using cameras and smartphones to track customers' every move. But is the data pulled from this technology worth the privacy backlash?
Retailers are using sophisticated surveillance technology to monitor shopping behaviour. | Collage by Zoe Suen for BoF
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  • Chavie Lieber

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